>Even easier: add NOFILTER
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>>>Thank you very much, it works!!!
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>>>Thanks again :)
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>>Be aware this method only works when a physical cursor is created. Some queries (when using WHERE clause) result in a "virtual" cursor without a physical reality (filtered version of main table). So when processing the cursor via USE (DBF()) you are actually attaching to the TABLE and not the cursor.
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>>A safety net you can use is to always add a field to the SELECT that causes a physical cursor to br written:
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>>SELECT *, .T. as Junk from MyTable into Cursor MyCursor
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>>This guarantees that a physical cursor will be created.

True, but NOFILTER is a recent addition, this works all the way back to 2.6 and I am not sure what version they are using.